Device for fitting and turning ladies&#39; skirts and coats.



L. GURCIO.

D TURNING LADIES SKIRTS AND COATS. APPLIGATION I'ILBD JULY 13, 1907.

DEVICE FOR FITTING AN 910,508. Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

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LORENZO oURcro, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DEVICE FOR FITTING AND TURNING LADIES SKIRTS AND COATS Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1909.

.- Application filed July 13, 1907. Serial No. 383,639.

To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, LORENZO Cnncro, a naturalized citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at 1526 South Twelfth street, Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Devices for Fitting and Turning LadiesSkirts and Coats, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for fitting the bottom and-lower edgeof womens skirts and has for its object to provide such a device as willbe at once simple in construction and capable of quick and accuratework.

My invention will be best understood as described in connection with thedrawin s forming part of this specification and in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of the device forming the subjectmatter of my invention, and Fig. 2 a side elevation of the same showingthe vertical arm of the device broken away for convenience ofillustration.

Referring to the reference letters of the drawings, A, denotes aplatform upon which the person stands in being fitted, B, is the base ofthe latform and B is a central column by whlch the platform A, and baseB, are united together.

In order to level the platform A, with accuracy, the base B, is providedwith a number ofset-screws b, 1), etc. which are thread ed to the baseat or near the periphery and rest upon the floor or other means uponwhich the device may conveniently rest.

About midway between the platform A, and base B, is a horizontally disosed arm C, connected to a hub C by a suitable fitting and held theretoby a screw 0, the said arm forming-a means of support and adjustment forall of the upper parts of the devicethrough the medium of a vertical armD. The arm D, is graduated throughout its upper length to form a gage orstandard w ich as shown is preferably marked off in inches and fractionsthereof. The lower part of the arm D, is widened out toform bearings D,D which enga e the arm C, and one of these bearings ass own in Fig. 2 isprovided with a set-screw cl.

Guided upon the vertical arm D, is abracket E, provided with bearings EE one of which is provided withaset-screwe. The upper ortion of thebracket E, is first twisted and t en bent around in the form of a 100 toform a I suitable support for a guard F. T e guard F,

I over which the garment is drawn in the operation of fitting comprisesa curved metal strip flanged at the top to impart to it strength andstiffness and notches at the bottom throughout its length as shown atf,f, etc. to provide for the insertion of pins or for other ten'iporarymeans of fastening the upturned portion or hem of the skirt in positionwhile fitting or leveling the bottom of the garment.

The guard F, is connected centrally to the bracket E, by screws 0 and asan additional means of support is provided with braces 'F,

F, which are connected at one end to guard F, by screws f .f and at theother to the lower portion of the bracket E, by a nut).

In using the device the person upon whom the skirt or coat is about tobe fitted takes a standing osition upon the platform A, and the arm D ismoved to the right along the horizontal arm C, until the guard F, comesin contact with the inner side of the depending garment. The length ofthe skirt at a given point having been determined upon, the lower end ofthe guard F, is adjusted to this point and its position noted by thegraduations on the vertical arm D. Beginning at the front of the skirtthe fabric is turned inward and upward around the guard F, to form a hemwhich is secured by pins or stitches located at a point within thenotches f, f, etc. of the guard, the guard having been released from thefabric and turned on the upright arm D, which forms its fulcrum is nextbrought to the rear of the garment which in practice is usually aninchor more longer than the front. This A difference if any is notedupon the graduated arm D, and the guard F, is again adjustedaccordingly.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is: 1. A skirt fitter com )rising a platform, a baseconnected to the atform by a column and provided with love ing screws, ahorizontal arm projecting outward from the'column,

an adj ustable gage mounted on said arm and a notched guard bracketed toand adjustable upon said gage, substantially as described.

2. A skirt fitter comprising a platform, an arm projecting therefrom, agage guided upon said arm and adapted to be moved to and from theplatform and a guard guided on said gage comprising a curved plateprovided with a number of recesses, substantially as described.

horizontal arm projecting therefrom,

' and a notche g; erases a horizontal arm and providedwithagraduated abase scale, a bracket adjustably guided upon the 5 connected to andprovided with means for vertical arm, and a guard fastened to saidleveling the platform, a verticaiiy disposed bracket and having itslowermost portion arm guided u on the said horizontal arm, provided witha series of notches substanguard carried by-a bracket tialiy asspecified.

which is adjustabiy secured to said vertical In testimony whereof Iaffix arm substantially as described. in presence of two witnesses.

4. A skirt fitter comprising a base pro- LORENZO O' 3L A skirt fittercomprising t piatform,

my signature g vided with leveling screws, a platform, a columninterposed between the base and the 1 platform, a horizontal armfulcruined to said column, a vertical arm guided upon said Witnesses:

J. W ARREN DAVIS, FRANK L. JANNOTTE.

